Author Archives: Bob Hill

Inescapable is an American movie about a Canadian Banker who is actually an ex-Syrian Intelligence Officer convicted in absentia by Damascus. Confused? Good. You should be. That’s exactly the way Ruba Nadda intended it. Keep in mind, Nadda is dealing … Read More … Read More

To work at night If one cannot gain what one wants in one night, to try again the next night To love one’s coworkers just as thieves love each other To be willing to risk one’s life even for a … Read More

The 1990s are history. And by history, I mean History. Modern economists are now studying the trends, modern legislators are revisiting the wrongs, and modern pundits are all busy, reframing backward contexts. The 1990s have officially reached that awkward 20-year … Read More … Read More

“When you go there to Washington, what you do as President is a function of about four things. Number one, believe it or not, most Presidents do try to keep their promises. President Bush, most of the things he did … Read More

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OK, so, word is out: A Good Day to Die Hard is fucking atrocious and Josh Duhamel’s Safe Haven is equally bad. Given what little else modern cinema has to offer this coming weekend – with the towering exception of … Read More

Here is what you need to know about The ABCs of Death (a 26-chapter montage of fatal shorts, helmed by 26 international directors, each of whom chose a word/phrase beginning with a different letter of the alphabet to base his/her … Read More … Read More

“I respect kindness in human beings first of all, and kindness to animals. I do not respect the law; I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the … Read More

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Anyone who’s interested in understanding how modern film culture operates need look no further than the critical reviews for Sam Peckinpah’s classic western, The Wild Bunch. These days, The Wild Bunch is widely considered to be a cinematic masterpiece, achieving … Read More … Read More